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Plane Stock
BA flight makes emergency landing after four suffer possible smoke inhalation
A British Airways flight en route from Istanbul to London was forced to make an emergency landing in Romania’s capital after four people on board reportedly suffered possible smoke inhalation, authorities have said.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Italy Colosseum Emperor's Passage
Once-secret Emperor Commodus passage to Colosseum opens to public for first time
For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s world-renowned Colosseum will have the opportunity to walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to reach the ancient amphitheatre unseen.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
What we know about the next steps in the deal to pause the war in Gaza
A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Gene Simmons SUV Crash
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUV
Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

France Rape Trial
French court increases sentence for man who raped Gisele Pelicot
A French appeals court has handed a stiffer 10-year sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas agree pause in Gaza war and release of hostages and prisoners
Uncertainty remains about aspects of the broader peace plan advanced by the administration of US President Donald Trump – such as whether and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Tajikistan Russia
Russian air defences responsible for shooting down Azerbaijani plane, says Putin
Ukrainian drones have regularly struck deep inside Russia

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope Leo criticises wealthy elite living in ‘bubble of luxury’ as poor suffer
The Vatican on Thursday released the document, entitled I Have Loved You, which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Nobel Literature
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
Several works including his debut, Satantango, and The Melancholy Of Resistance were turned into films by Hungarian director Bela Tarr

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
Families of Israeli hostages erupt into joy as freedom nears for captives
Families and supporters gathered to rejoice as news spread that a deal had been struck to free Israeli captives held in Gaza

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas
Donald Trump announces all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed timeline

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Human brain over black background. 3D illustration
Scientists discover way to see tiny brain clusters that may trigger Parkinson’s
Researchers likened the breakthrough to “being able to see stars in broad daylight”

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Japan Extreme Weather Typhoon
Typhoon hits Japanese islands south of Tokyo
The typhoon prompted the government to urge residents to watch for landslides and flooding

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
What do we know about Trump's Gaza deal?
Here are some details of what is known and not known so far.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
World leaders express hope after agreement on first phase of Gaza peace plan
Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Ancient Rock Art
12,000-year-old carvings of animals discovered in Saudi Arabian desert
The carvings date back to about 12,000 years ago and many are more than 6ft tall. Scientists say they were created using a wedge-shaped rock to create sharp lines.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Domestic pig (Sus domestica) at an organic farm
Pig’s liver transplanted to human in world first
The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after the procedure

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israeli-Hamas conflict
Former hostages celebrate news of initial plan to end Gaza conflict
Eli Sharabi, a freed hostage whose wife and two daughters were killed during Hamas’ attack on October 7 2023, wrote on social media: “Great joy, can’t wait to see everyone home”

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end Gaza fighting, says Trump
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of Donald Trump’s peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, the US president said.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

France Politics
Macron to name new PM within 48 hours amid deepening political crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, for now rejecting other options in the face of a political storm.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Deal could be reached ‘in coming days’ as top officials join Gaza peace talks
Two officials from Arab countries said progress was made in Wednesday’s talks and that a deal could be reached in the coming days

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

California Wildfires
Authorities charge man over deadly wildfire that levelled LA neighbourhoods
A 29-year-old man charged with sparking the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history likely used a lighter to start a fire on New Year’s Day that smouldered underground and reignited almost a week later, killing 12 people in a wealthy hillside ...

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Immigration Chicago
Donald Trump calls for Democrat politicians to be jailed for opposing troop deployment
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, when asked what crimes the President believed the two Democrats had committed, failed to identify any

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

California Wildfires
Man, 29, arrested over deadly Los Angeles wildfire
Authorities in California have made an arrest in connection with the deadly January wildfire that erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles’s history and destroyed the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Scientists find way to fertilise eggs made from genetic material of skin cells
Scientists find way to fertilise eggs made from genetic material of skin cells
Experts said the finding could one day “transform” the understanding of infertility and miscarriage, and even pave the way for creating egg or sperm-like cells

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Trump Russia Probe
Ex-FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to lying to Congress
Former FBI director James Comey has pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

EU Greenland
Greenland’s leader urges EU to invest in island’s infrastructure
Greenland’s leader has thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country’s mineral resources, renewable energy, airports and internet services.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Cautious optimism at Gaza talks as Hamas hands over lists of names for swap deal
Indirect negotiations are focused on the mechanisms to halt the conflict, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the swap deal

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian power plant badly damaged in Russian attack
Two workers were injured in the attack, according to DTEK, Ukraine’s biggest electricity operator

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Trump’s son-in-law set to join third day of Gaza peace talks
All sides have expressed optimism for a deal to end the two-year war, with tens of thousands of Palestinians killed and most of the Gaza Strip destroyed

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Nobel Chemistry
British scientist among three winners of Nobel prize for chemistry
A British scientist is among three Nobel prize winners in chemistry for their work in the development of metal–organic frameworks.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

EU Russia
Russia waging ‘grey-zone campaign’ and Europe must meet challenge, says EU chief
Russia is waging a “targeted grey-zone campaign” against Europe, including airspace violations, sabotage and cyber attacks that will only escalate if the Kremlin is not challenged, the European Union’s top official has warned.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Mideast-War-flotilla
Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza
The ministry said the 145 activists, who were in good health, were being brought to shore in Israel for processing and were expected to be deported soon

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Europe Summit
Macron under pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign
French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

All stranded Everest hikers evacuated from remote Tibetan valley
All stranded Everest hikers evacuated from remote Tibetan valley
Hundreds of hikers were stranded in deep snow over the weekend in the isolated Karma valley after an unusually powerful blizzard dumped heavy snowfall in the region

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Tunisia Gaza Flotilla
Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted its boats
The flotilla's vessels and passengers were safe, had been transferred to an Israeli port and were expected to be deported promptly, Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement on X

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Trump Carney
Canadian PM visits Trump as relations between long-time allies sit at low point
Mr Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state and his tariffs have Canadians feeling an undeniable sense of betrayal

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Two Years
Gaza peace talks enter their second day on war’s two-year anniversary
The devastating war that has ensued has upended global politics, resulted in the deaths of 67,160 Palestinians

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Germany Stabbing
German mayor fighting for life after being found in apartment with stab wounds
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said she was the victim of “an abhorrent act”

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

France Politics
Emmanuel Macron’s political isolation deepens as some call for his resignation
Political turmoil has gripped France for more than a year, flowing from the National Assembly dissolution that triggered fresh elections

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Nobel Physics
British scientist among Nobel Prize winners for discoveries in quantum physics
A British scientist is among three Nobel Prize winners in physics for research into quantum mechanical tunnelling. John Clarke, who originally studied at the University of Cambridge, conducted his research in the US at the University of California.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Two Years
Thousands of Israelis mourn victims two years on from Hamas attack
Thousands of people have converged on southern Israel to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’s October 7 attack while Israeli and Hamas officials continue to hold indirect talks in Egypt.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel and Hamas wrap up first round of talks on Trump’s peace plan
Mr Trump has indicated that an agreement on Gaza could pave the way for a Middle East peace process that could reshape the region

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Hubble Space Telescope 30th anniversary
Space dust which forms planets and stars is spongier than thought – scientists
The international group of astronomers and astrochemists reviewed years’ of research to try and resolve a simple question – is cosmic dust porous?

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Youth vaping study
‘Alarming’ number of people vape, global health leaders warn
The global health body warned that the stop smoking aids are “hooking kids on nicotine earlier and risk undermining decades of progress”

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Peter Windsor court case
Jury out on man accused of stalking radio star Myleene Klass
Ms Klass told Birmingham Crown Court last week of her “sheer terror” at discovering numerous items had been sent to the radio station’s central London studios

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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